spelling of Belgian cuisine

[imported_ANDRE]

I am from Belgian ancestory and would like to submit some recipes passed down by my family to be published in a cook book. However, I am not sure how to correctly spell the items.
Gallette? Gaulette? cookies that look like waffles, but are cooked in an iron on the stove one at a time.
Pandamonts? Pantamonts? cookies that are made with almonds and have an almond slice placed on top of the cookie.
Pate' loaf? Potoa Loaf? something like a meat loaf made with ground liver and pork. I would appreciate any help I can get on the spelling of these three items.

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ANDRE

[Anna_Wilson]

Hi Andre, welcome to belgium.com, nice to have you here...
The waffles are Gallettes...with little sugary lumps in them and absolutely delicious!
Can't help with the almond cookies, sorry..
I think by the meatloaf thing you just mean pate. Comes in all sorts of differents styles/textures...
Not sure if you can take my words as gospel, I only lived in Belgium for 12 months, but I'm pretty sure about the waffles...I used to eat too many of them!

Cheers,


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Anna

[imported_ANDRE]

Thanks, Anna Wilson for your help. My Dad came to the U.S. from Belgium when he was a little boy. I have eaten all three of the foods mentioned in my question all my life.
I make gallettes EVERY XMAS and some times during the year, too. We love them, too. My Dad was born in Jumet, Belgium. Do you know where that is? I would love to hear from you again, but I am afraid to put my e-mail address in this text. Are you from the U.S.? Have to be with a name like Wilson. Lol You will have to try the pate' if they make it there. It is really good and so are the almond cookies. I have an original gallette iron that came from Belgium that I use all the time. Well, have a nice day. Thanks for the help.

ANDRE

[Anna_Wilson]

Hello again, Andre...
Thanks for the thanks re. the help, but it sounds like you had everything covered anyway!
Yes, I know Jumet, it is near where I lived in Belgium, Charleroi.
Well, even with a name like Wilson, I'm not from America! I'm from Australia, a city named Warrnambool. It is near Melbourne.
Good to hear that you still embrace the belgian culture. I fear it'll rapidly decline with the whole EEC business..
Have you been to Belgium, Andre? It is really a beautiful and unique country. I admit I miss it alot.
If you would like to e-mail me, you can,
csw@iprimus.com.au
Take care, friend, nice chatting to you.

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Anna

[donkiwel]

dear andre and anna,
it's interesting to read that you guys have been chating about food (food is definitely my premier concern!) i think andre, i can try to help you concerning the food which you can't spell (french/flemish spelling!!)well, my boyfriend is belgian and his family own one of belgian major bakery. the bakeries name are 'Ballegeer' i think he can help you if you email him at c.ballegeer@caramail.com. anna, i agree with you about the waffle. last week, i went to visit my boyfriend and his family in Tournai (i wonder if you know where it is), then we went to Bruge. there i stuffed myself with waffles!!! i love belgium and would always want to go there again... hope to hear from both of you, anna and andre!

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[Anna_Wilson]

Donkiwel: Hi & welcome!
Yes, Andre & I have been having fun chatting about food. It's always nice to hear from a fellow waffle admirer!
I visited Tournai a couple of times, I knew an American exchange student living there...
Thanks again for your note.
Bye,

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Anna

[donkiwel]

dear anna,
it's good to hear from you too. by the way, i'm not american but malaysian. i've been to tournai for a couple of time because my boyfriend lives there. so, maybe one day we can meet up and eat waffles together!!!

[imported_groovy]

Hi all,

I'm an Australian living in Brussels, Belgium and eating waffles. So I have something in common with all of you!!!
I guess there are many good and bad things about living here, and one of the good is the food naturally. There's nothing like a good warm waffle in the winter time..a major sugar boost. Also the smoutebollen go down well. You usually get them during funfares. They're a little like donuts, but are made with beer. Also you add icing sugar on top....great stuff!!! Also another traditional food, which some people can't stomach is the snails in a spicy sauce. It's not bad, as long as you don't think about the fact that they are snails.
Another favourite here is the beer off course. With 500 varieties, life is never dull and boring in the beer world! In Brussels they often serve it with blocks of cheese and celery salt. A lot of calories but it's tasty.
Other specialties which I haven't seen back home are black sausages, made from pigs blood. Witloaf a vegetable which is very popular here, but rather expensive to buy in Australia. White asparagus, made the Flemish way is also very tasty.
So there you have it, a quick sum up of Belgian cuisine. If you know where and what to look for, you'll enjoy the flavours of Belgium.
Cheers, Karen
PS Don't expect to loose weight when eating here!!!!

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[imported_Annie]

Originally posted by ANDRE:
I am from Belgian ancestory and would like to submit some recipes passed down by my family to be published in a cook book. However, I am not sure how to correctly spell the items.
Gallette? Gaulette? cookies that look like waffles, but are cooked in an iron on the stove one at a time.
Pandamonts? Pantamonts? cookies that are made with almonds and have an almond slice placed on top of the cookie.
Pate' loaf? Potoa Loaf? something like a meat loaf made with ground liver and pork. I would appreciate any help I can get on the spelling of these three items.

Hi Andre,
Pandamont are pain d'amandes, almondcookies.
Hope could help you with this. If you need help with other words let me know...
Annie

[imported_ANDRE]

thank you so much Annie. I did finally track down some older relatives and they knew how to spell the almond cookies. I do appreciate your help though. are you from Belgian ancestory or do you live in Belgium?

ANDRE

[imported_Annie]

Hi Andre,
Sorry for the late reply. I have 5 kids so there is always something going on here.
I am a Belgian[flemish] and married to an American[ who appreciates Belgian food a lot!],for 21 years.
Greetings,
Annie

[cherylLynn]

I have also grown up with the family tradition of making Gallettes. We absolutely love them! Both of my great-grandparents on my mother's side came over to the U.S from Belgium when they were both 18. I only have one problem.. they only brought over 2 of the original irons used to make them. My mother has one and my aunt has the other iron. I have unfortunetly moved out of the area of where they live. All of us have tried to find out where we could get more of the irons from. We haven't had much luck. I have 2 children of my own now and I would hate for the tradition to be lost to them. My siblings and I have had such great memories of making them. Does anybody know where I might be able to locate a couple of them? You can email me at crystal_fairey@yahoo.com . Thank you.
CherylLynn

[johnr31]

I have been looking for the gallette irons for years now! My grandmother has one but hers isn't cutting well anymore and we don't want to give up these waffles! I was told that they are also called Stroopwafels. Is this the same thing? I did find a stroopwafel iron to purchase but I wanted to make sure before I bought it. It would be wonderful to surprise her with it this christmas.

[Niquie]

I think I found what you are looking for. See your thread about the irons. I posted the source for those irons there.